The Navy has deployed the destroyer USS Carney to the Black Sea, where it will join the destroyer USS Ross, in a move that military officials told CNN is intended to “desensitize Russia” to the presence of US military forces in the Black Sea.

The US federal debt has again been on the move, as of mid-week up to a fresh record of $20.7 trillion. But, really, without some sort of reference point, what does that mean? Well, let’s break it down.

Bellville and Brazos are off and on the go! This year Brazos ISD has joined the ranks to participate in Walk Across Texas by having 6 adult teams on the south end of the county!! At the end of the 2nd week, several classes are walking full steam ahead in their quest to Walk Across Texas. To date, the participants and their families have walked 22,505 miles at the end of the 2nd week. Everyone is cruising right along!

Blinn College softball couldn’t muster enough offense in two pitching duels as the Buccaneers fell by the score of 1-0 in both games of a doubleheader against Temple College on Friday afternoon in Temple. With the pair of losses, the Buccaneers fall to 5-5 overall.

Blinn men’s basketball was within striking distance on several occasions during its game but was unable to come up with the big play to defeat Coastal Bend College as the Buccaneers fell 76-72 on Saturday night in Beeville.

When the land commissioner wanted to buy a West Austin house, he turned to a major donor’s bank for an $850,000 mortgage — then put it under the name of a family trust to keep his home address secret. Bush says death threats made the move necessary.

If you listen to the media, we live in the most polarized time since the Civil War. America has sorted into 2 mutual exclusive groups: Democrats & Republicans or liberals & conservatives. And, we agree on absolutely nothing. Without a common culture, the United States is rapidly descending into a war against all and may God have mercy on our souls. Well, not exactly. Americans actually agree with each other on many, if not, most fundamental questions. The polarization that we hear about all the time is largely restricted to political activists and media elites who mistake their own extreme views for the voice of the people. In reality, voters are not more extreme or polarized than in the past. Rather, it is the political parties that have pushed out to the far right and far left and they’re nominating candidates that represent fewer and fewer Americans.

The February Sealy Chamber’s Business Breakfast Buzz featured Carlton Rollins with New Wave Business Communications. New Wave offers phone, TV and internet services to businesses and consumers. They also offer bundle packages that can save their customers money.

The candidates running for Texas House District 13, the position previously held by Leighton Schubert, met on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at the Bellville Turnverein. The candidate fielded a number of questions by the audience ranging from property tax to teacher retirement. The video is of that meeting in its entirety.

Open war has now essentially broken out between Israel and Syria. Israel confirms through its IDF spokesperson that it has carried out “a large scale attack” consisting of at least a dozen strikes on Syrian and Iranian military targets inside Syria, in what Reuters dubbed a “major escalation of tension”.

After more than a year of anticipation the e-commerce behemoth Amazon.com has announced today that it will launch a “Shipping with Amazon” service that will entail picking up packages from businesses and shipping them to consumers. This move will put them in direct competition with the likes of UPS and FedEx.

“The emails and documents I intercepted during 2010 made clear that Rosatom’s purchase of Uranium One – for both its Kazakh and American assets – was part of Russia’s geopolitical strategy to gain leverage in global energy markets”

When the land commissioner wanted to buy a West Austin house, he turned to a major donor’s bank for an $850,000 mortgage — then put it under the name of a family trust to keep his home address secret. Bush says death threats made the move necessary.

The Navy has deployed the destroyer USS Carney to the Black Sea, where it will join the destroyer USS Ross, in a move that military officials told CNN is intended to “desensitize Russia” to the presence of US military forces in the Black Sea.

Open war has now essentially broken out between Israel and Syria. Israel confirms through its IDF spokesperson that it has carried out “a large scale attack” consisting of at least a dozen strikes on Syrian and Iranian military targets inside Syria, in what Reuters dubbed a “major escalation of tension”.

The US federal debt has again been on the move, as of mid-week up to a fresh record of $20.7 trillion. But, really, without some sort of reference point, what does that mean? Well, let’s break it down.

If you listen to the media, we live in the most polarized time since the Civil War. America has sorted into 2 mutual exclusive groups: Democrats & Republicans or liberals & conservatives. And, we agree on absolutely nothing. Without a common culture, the United States is rapidly descending into a war against all and may God have mercy on our souls. Well, not exactly. Americans actually agree with each other on many, if not, most fundamental questions. The polarization that we hear about all the time is largely restricted to political activists and media elites who mistake their own extreme views for the voice of the people. In reality, voters are not more extreme or polarized than in the past. Rather, it is the political parties that have pushed out to the far right and far left and they’re nominating candidates that represent fewer and fewer Americans.

Blinn College softball couldn’t muster enough offense in two pitching duels as the Buccaneers fell by the score of 1-0 in both games of a doubleheader against Temple College on Friday afternoon in Temple. With the pair of losses, the Buccaneers fall to 5-5 overall.

Bellville and Brazos are off and on the go! This year Brazos ISD has joined the ranks to participate in Walk Across Texas by having 6 adult teams on the south end of the county!! At the end of the 2nd week, several classes are walking full steam ahead in their quest to Walk Across Texas. To date, the participants and their families have walked 22,505 miles at the end of the 2nd week. Everyone is cruising right along!

The February Sealy Chamber’s Business Breakfast Buzz featured Carlton Rollins with New Wave Business Communications. New Wave offers phone, TV and internet services to businesses and consumers. They also offer bundle packages that can save their customers money.

April 21st should hold a special place in any Texian’s heart. For it was on this day that the Battle of San Jacinto was fought on April 21, 1836. In what is present-day Harris County, Texas, this was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texian Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna’s Mexican army in a fight that lasted just 18 minutes.

A public hearing concerning the annual compensation of District and County Officers and employees of the 155th Judicial District of Texas, shall be held on August 29th, 2017, at 8:00 a.m. in the Court Room located on the 1st floor of the Austin County Courthouse.